CATHLEEN GOTSCH, MSEE

abh6r0@r.postjobfree.com

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Bridgeton, MO 63044

314-***-****

SUMMARY:

Technical, analytical and well organized Electrical Engineering

professional with over seven years of experience designing software and

hardware for the defense industry. Experience includes low-level software

development for automatic test equipment, digital circuit board design,

FPGA and firmware development and military cable design. Proven ability to

work and communicate effectively with all levels of management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Engineering Specialist

DRS Technologies, St. Louis

April 2010 - Present

. Interfacing with the sub-contractor to ensure product specification

compliance for a component of the Interface CCA used on CTII SLEP.

Engineering Specialist

DRS Technologies, St. Louis

July 2006 - March 2010

. Interfaced with the prime-contractor and sub-contractors to ensure cable

interconnect and design for the CBPS program

. Designing and integrating the Interface Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) for

the Combat Talon II Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)

. Designed a Cable Interconnection Scheme and Military Cables for the

Chemical Biological Protection Shelter (CBPS) program

. Designed and Integrated the SIB I/O CCA and Xilinx FPGA firmware for the

EEETS Modernization program

. Developed Calibration software for the Synthetic Instrument Stimulus Unit

(SISU) IRAD project

Senior Engineer

DRS Technologies, St. Louis

July 2003 - June 2006

. Interfaced with the customer (Boeing) to support software integration

. Developed a software driver for a Radar Target Simulator integrated into

the F5 Test Station

. Designed Xilinx FPGA firmware for the Power Meter developed under the

Synthetic Instrument Measurement Unit (SIMU) IRAD project

. Developed Calibration and First Article Test Software for the SIMU IRAD

project

. Designed a Counter/Timer Interchangeable Virtual Instrument (IVI)

software driver for the SIMU IRAD project

Engineer

DRS Technologies, St. Louis

July 2002 - June 2003

. Interfaced with the customer (WR-ALC and Tinker AFB) to support

integration.

. Designed and successfully integrated low-level COTS instrument software

drivers for Automatic Test Equipment upgrades to the DATSA test station

to support obsolescence issues.

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois

University Edwardsville

January 2001 - July 2002

. Collaborated with the Civil Engineering Department for the research

project "Virtual Building Retrofit Demonstrations."

. Developed software to simulate damage to various structure types during

an earthquake.

. Presented the research project at several symposiums sponsored by the Mid-

America Earthquake Center.

EDUCATION:

. Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (2002), Southern Illinois

University, Edwardsville, Illinois

o GPA: 3.71

. Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering (2001),

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois

o GPA: 3.67

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

"Effective Management Training Series", University of Central Florida,

Division of Continuing Education

October 2008 - May 2009

. Chosen as one of a hand-picked group of non-supervisory attendees for

this training course.

. Actively participated in the hands-on class activities

. Various topics discussed include: Roles and Responsibilities of

Leaders, Leadership and Empowerment, Conflict Resolution, Negotiating

Effectively, Customer Service and Concepts of Continuous Improvement

"Writing Federal Proposals", Shipley Associates, July 16-17, 2008

. This course focused on how to win business more effectively,

efficiently and consistently.

Normandy High School Engineering Mentoring Program, Spring 2008 and Spring

2009

. Lead classroom mentoring sessions at Normandy High School

. Designed and facilitated a hands-on circuit board activity for

students

. Participated in weekly one-on-one student mentoring

DRS Engineers Club of St. Louis

. Vice President, January 2006 - December 2007

. Secretary, January 2004 - December 2005; January 2008 - December 2009

IVI Counter Working Group, IVI Foundation, Co-Chairman, 2005-2006

. Lead meetings and guided the development of the IVI Counter

Specification

Student Leadership Development Program, Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville

. Participated in various leadership development modules, including

Stephen R. Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

Society of Women Engineers, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

. Chapter President, Fall 1999 - Spring 2001

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

. Chapter Secretary, Fall 2000 - Fall 2001

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

(1) Familiar, (2) Proficient, (3) Advanced

Program Planning Primavera Project Planner Enterprise (1)

Software

Engineering Xilinx ISE (3), Xilinx EDK (2), Xilinx Chipscope (3),

Tools Xilinx PlanAhead (2),

TortoiseSVN (3), ModelSim (3), Mentor Graphics Design

Suite (3)

Desktop Software Acrobat (2), Dreamweaver (2), Excel (3), FrontPage (2),

PowerPoint (3), Visio (3), Word (3), MATLAB (2), Telelogic

DOORS (2), Canvas (3)

Languages C/C++ (3), Visual Basic (1), HTML (2), VHDL (3),

Verilog-HDL(2),

Operating DOS (2), MacOS (1), UNIX/Linux (2), Windows NT/2K/XP (3),

Systems

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

. Kennedy, Cathleen, "Sustainment of Legacy Automatic Test Systems: Lessons

Learned on TPS Transportability", IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Magazine, April 2005, Volume 20, Number 4

. Kennedy, Cathleen, "Software Replacement of Test Module Adapters for

Depot Instrumentation Due to Obsolescence", IEEE Aerospace and Electronic

Systems Magazine, July 2004, Volume 19, Number 7

. Author and Presenter, IEEE AUTOTESTCON, "Development of a New

Interchangeable Virtual Instrument Class Specification" September, 2005

. Author and Presenter, IEEE AUTOTESTCON, "Sustainment of Legacy Automatic

Test Systems: Lessons Learned on TPS Transportability" September, 2004

. Author and Presenter, IEEE AUTOTESTCON, "Software Replacement of Test

Module Adapters for Depot Instrumentation Due to Obsolescence"

September, 2003

AWARDS AND HONORS

. Chancellors Scholar, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

. St. Louis Electrical Board Scholarship, Fall 1997 and Summer 2001

. Society of Women Engineers St. Louis Section Scholarship, Spring 2000

. Basler Electric Student Award (Spring 2001)

. Friends of Lovejoy Library Student Development Award

. Eta Kappa Nu, National Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society

. Phi Kappa Phi, National Academic Honor Society

. Pi Beta Tau, Engineering Honor Society at Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

References provided upon request.

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